Astor Piazzolla [39452]
Age: 71 years
Birthday: 1921-03-11
Deathday: 1992-07-04
Birthplace: Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Credits: 14
Popularity: 0.244
Links: Homepage, IMDB
Biography: Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer, film composer, bandoneon player and arranger. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music. A virtuoso bandoneonist, he regularly performed his own compositions with a variety of ensembles. In 1992, American music critic Stephen Holden described Piazzolla as "the world's foremost composer of tango music".